Shakin Rods Fly Guide Services

Shakin Rods guides the Lower American, the tailwater running from the basin below Nimbus Dam down to its confluence with the Sacramento, inside the city of Sacramento itself. The guide’s own page describes a river hosting a variety of anadromous species through the year, with steelhead, salmon, striped bass and shad each taking their turn as the migrations come and go, so the fishery is genuinely year-round rather than seasonal. Drift-boat trips are the mainstay; when flows drop below six thousand cubic feet per second the guide switches to swinging flies with switch and spey gear. Full-day, half-day and Learn to Fly Fish trips are all sold, the last aimed squarely at beginners.